{"value":{"id":1472015,"askingMemberId":4471,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-06-21T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-06-23T00:00:00","uin":"22486","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide advice to Ukrainian refugees who want to fund raise for causes in their communities in Ukraine on the process for doing so.","answeringBodyId":10,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4407,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-06-27T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government welcomes the public’s eagerness and generosity to support the people of Ukraine at this time of crisis, including those arriving from Ukraine. To support charitable giving, the government match funded £25 million to the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian appeal.</p><p>When fundraising, it is important to ensure funds are given safely so that they reach the cause for which they were intended. The Charity Commission for England and Wales and The Fundraising Regulator published a joint statement on 2 March, on <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulators-urge-safe-giving-to-support-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\">how to give safely to support Ukraine</a>.</p><p>The Fundraising Regulator has also published information on <a href=\"https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/more-from-us/resources/10-steps-setting-fundraising-appeal\" target=\"_blank\">how to set up a fundraising appeal</a>.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Fundraising: Ukraine","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1472015","method":"GET"}]}